Overview
- Lightning strikes claimed at least 25 lives across 14 districts in Uttar Pradesh since June 14, including four members of a single family in Prayagraj.
- Heavy monsoon downpours left Bareilly and Mumbai waterlogged, halted traffic and trains, and led authorities to close schools in parts of Kerala and Karnataka for safety.
- Two teenage food-stall workers in Delhi’s RK Puram were electrocuted when storms uprooted trees and brought down live wires, highlighting weaknesses in urban power infrastructure.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered district officials to conduct damage surveys and provide ex gratia payments, housing support and medical aid to victims’ families.
- The IMD has issued yellow and red alerts for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and other regions through midweek.